Are you looking for a way to add a pop of color and personality to your landscape here in Tennessee? If so, here are 5 gorgeous spring annual flowers that are sure to fill your garden with vibrant color. Petunias resemble morning glories and come in a wide range of colors and patterns. Calibrachoas are sprawling shrubs that grow small, brightly colored flowers. Lantana flowers have a tropical look and come in several colorful varieties. Salvias grow tall spikes of densely packed flowers with tubular blossoms. Impatiens are low-maintenance plants that have bright, cheerful blooms in many different colors.

1. Petunias

Petunia flowers installed for landscape bed in Piperton, TN.

Petunias are very popular flowers amongst gardeners because of their vibrant blooms and long flowering period; in fact, these flowers bloom from the spring until the first frost of the year. Petunias look fairly similar to morning glories and come in a variety of bright colors, such as blue, orange, white, pink, red, and yellow. There can be multiple colors within a single petunia plant or even within a single bloom. Petunias tend to prefer full sun exposure but can thrive in many different kinds of soil, as long as the soil is drained well.

2. Calibrachoas

Calibrachoas installed for landscape bed in Bartlett, TN.

Calibrachoa flowers are also known as million bells or super bells due to their trumpet-shaped blooms. These blooms come in many vibrant colors, including pink, coral, purple, blue, and orange. Calibrachoas can also have unique patterns on their petals, such as stripes and spots. These flowers can thrive in either full sun or partial shade and prefer well-drained soil that is kept moist. In the right conditions, these flowers are fast growers and tend to trail when planted in landscape beds rather than containers.

Calibrachoas can attract friendly pollinators like bumblebees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your property.

3. Lantanas

Lantana flowers blooming in landscape bed in Germantown, TN.

Lantana flowers strongly resemble verbenas and can bring a tropical feel to your landscape with their vibrant colors. These flowers grow clusters of small flowers that come in bright, cheerful colors like red, orange, yellow, and pink. Each cluster of flowers can have 2 or even 3 different colors in it. Lantanas prefer full sun exposure and slightly acidic soil, although they are tolerant of most soil conditions. The best time of the year to plant lantanas is in the spring following the final frost of the season.

4. Salvias

Salvia blooming in landscape bed in Bartlett, TN.

Salvias, better known as sage, are herbaceous flowering plants that are part of the mint family. These flowers bloom from the summer through the fall, making them a perfect choice to plant in your garden this spring. Salvias grow tall spikes of densely packed flowers that can be purple, blue, red, white, pink, or yellow. Their interesting appearance and vibrant colors are sure to give your landscape a unique look. Salvia flowers thrive in full sun exposure and well-drained, nutrient-dense soil.

5. Impatiens

Impatiens blooming in landscape bed in Lakeland, TN.

Impatiens are flowering plants that bloom in a variety of colors that are perfect for spring, such as pink, coral, yellow, and peachy orange. These flowers typically bloom in the late spring and their blooms can last throughout the entire summer. Impatiens are known for being a fairly low-maintenance plant option; as long as these flowers have a lot of shade and plenty of water, they can thrive in almost any soil condition.

Give us a call to sign up for our annual flowers service today!

Our team here at Picture Perfect Landscapes is more than happy to help you bring some color to your landscape this season; with our annual flowers service, we can install almost any spring or fall annuals on your property, including the flowers listed above. For the last 19 years, our landscaping experts have offered this service to the homes and businesses in Memphis, Midtown Memphis, East Memphis, and nearby areas in Tennessee. Give us a call at (901) 246-7656 today if you are interested in signing up for our annual flowers service!